Truer Crime

Keith LaMar + The Lucasville Prison Riot Part 3

Truer Crime

Show Notes

Keith LaMar once admitted to murder. But when prosecutors accused him of ordering deaths in the Lucasville prison riot, he drew a line: this time, he said, he was innocent. In this episode, we return to the crime that put Keith behind bars, and follow the trial that would decide his fate.

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